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post #16 of 24
1/1/10 at 4:33pm
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Do you hang out with film nerds?
When I can find them.
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post #17 of 24
1/1/10 at 4:34pm
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When I can find them.

They are like roaches. When you see one, there is a nest.



It's not a technically perfect movie. But it is a good movie.
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post #18 of 24
1/1/10 at 4:50pm
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How is this? The few people I know who have seen it seem to think that the "single shot" gimmick detracts from the film as a whole. Haven't seen it myself yet though.

I'm not an old movie type of guy and I thought it was really good. One of the main actors overacts a bit but other than that the pacing and direction is very good.
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post #19 of 24
1/1/10 at 5:06pm
I have The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr. and these do have some amazing stunts in them but for me they are not enjoyable to watch, other than the crazy things he does. I guess Im not film nerdy enough.
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post #20 of 24
1/1/10 at 5:18pm
La règle du jeu, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, and City lights are my favorite pre-1950 films. But I don't understand why this thread can't include 50's, 60's, and [maybe some] 70's films, too. A lot of classic films came out of those decades.
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post #21 of 24
1/1/10 at 5:28pm
Two John Ford films prior to 1950:
How Green Was My Valley
The Informer
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post #22 of 24
1/2/10 at 6:09am
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Just finished downloading Ikiru. Pumped to watch it tonight.

Ugh...not worth 2 hours and 20 minutes of my time. Synopsis: Old Japanese man slowly raises his head bug-eyed. Repeat x 200.
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post #23 of 24
1/2/10 at 11:28am
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12 Angry men, while not a pre-1950 movie is good.

Also, M is one of my favorites.
Rashomon
Rope
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I'll think of more.

!2 Angry Men is a fantastic movie and a must see. It is also one of the "sweatiest" movies ever made. Of note is the way that Lumet began to subtly dropping the camera angle in the third act to bring the ceiling in and increase the tension and sense of claustrophobia.


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Check out Arsenic and Old Lace. It's quite brilliant.



How is this? The few people I know who have seen it seem to think that the "single shot" gimmick detracts from the film as a whole. Haven't seen it myself yet though.


Cary Grant upped his game by inventing the triple take in Arsenic and Old Lace.

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They are like roaches. When you see one, there is a nest.



It's not a technically perfect movie. But it is a good movie.

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I'm not an old movie type of guy and I thought it was really good. One of the main actors overacts a bit but other than that the pacing and direction is very good.

Rope is a great movie. Plot, script, acting and direction. It would be a very good movie had it been shot and edited in the traditional manner, but what the single shot brings is a real-time creeping tension in the same way a good play does. My guess is that unless you are aware of the technique beforehand, you probably wouldn't notice it. I've seen the movie a dozen times or so and I always fall into the story.

Hitchcock thought it a failure as did many critics, but I disagree. Woody Allen used a similiar techinque to great effect in C & M - long dialogue scenes in one take. Young commercial directors turned feature directors could learn something from these guys. If your script is solid and your actors get it, then all you need to do is follow them around with a camera.

lefty
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post #24 of 24
1/2/10 at 4:39pm
Lefty chose some good ones - Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. They showed Safety Last on satellite a few months ago, then the original Nosferatu at Halloween. Then another channel had a Hitchcock season, including Lifeboat and Notorious. My faith in TV scheduling was restored, at least until Seagal season arrived to drive me elsewhere.
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